Cumulative Number of Reported Cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
From: 1 Nov 20021 To: 7 Apr 2003, 18:00 GMT+2
Country Cumulative number of case(s) Number of deaths Local chain(s) of transmission 2 Australia 1 0 None Brazil 1 0 None Canada 90 9 Yes China 1268 53 Yes China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 883 23* Yes China, Taiwan 21 0 Yes France 3 0 None Germany 5 0 None Italy 3 0 None Malaysia 1 1 None Republic of Ireland 1 0 None Romania 1 0 None Singapore 106 6 Yes Spain 1 0 None Switzerland 1 0 None Thailand 7 2 None United Kingdom 5 0 None United States 141В§ 0 None Viet Nam 62 4 Yes Total 2601 98
Notes:
Cumulative number of cases includes number of deaths.
As SARS is a diagnosis of exclusion, the status of a reported case may change over time. This means that previously reported cases may be discarded after further investigation and follow-up.
1. The start of the period of surveillance has been changed to 1 November 2002 to capture cases of atypical pneumonia in China that are now recognized as being cases of SARS.
2. National public health authorities report to WHO on the areas in which local chain(s) of transmission is/are occurring. These areas are provided on the list of Affected Areas.
В§Due to differences in the case definitions being used at a national level, probable
cases are reported by all countries except the United States of America, which is reporting
suspect cases under investigation.
*One death attributed to Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of China occurred in a case medically transferred from Viet Nam.